These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect July 27. It marks 90 days since the end of the 2025 legislative session in Olympia, when most bills ...

Tje Olympia Arts & Heritage Alliance Museum is now open! This museum is the first dedicated to the arts, culture and history of Olympia.

1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points. 1980 — Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a ...

Circus duo performs at Olympia Library: Join Coventry & Kaluza, a circus duo who will perform a free show from 2 to 3 p.m.

Another set of laws went into effect July 1, including a much-decried 6-cent-per-gallon hike in the state’s gas tax. This ...

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will soon have a new chairperson and vice chairperson. During a meeting, Barbara ...

The state said the USDA has “no right” to request immigration information related to its food assistance programs, nor the ...

The Olympia City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to adopt a $20 minimum wage as part of a Workers' Bill of ...

A vote tonight by the Olympia City Council could raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour, creating safer workplaces and fairer schedules for the community's workers.

State grants that help pay for fifth- and sixth-grade students to attend were eliminated in the latest budget.